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Rutilograptis couteauxi

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Rutilograptis couteauxi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Rutilograptis
Species:
R. couteauxi
Binomial name
Rutilograptis couteauxi
(Ghesquière, 1940)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argyrotoxa couteauxi Ghesquière, 1940
  • Polemograptis couteauxi

Rutilograptis couteauxi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo[2] and Nigeria.[3]

The larvae probably feed on Coccidae species, a family of scale insects.[4]

References

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Razowski, J. ; L. Aarvik & J. de Prins 2010: An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. Zootaxa 2469: 1-77. Abstract: [1].
  3. ^ Razowski, J. 2013: Accessions to the Afrotropical fauna of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), 2.Polish journal of entomology, 82(3): 23-59. doi:10.2478/v10200-012-0032-9 [2].
  4. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Rutilograptis couteauxi (Ghesquière, 1940)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 6, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)